'Very fearful': Louisiana man recalls living through Dresden bombing on Valentine's Day in 1945

8:32 AM,
Feb. 15, 2013

Bernd Stahr and his wife, Birgit Stahr, are seen during a trip to Germany.

Written by

Courtney E. McGuffee
For The Town Talk

A young boy sits nervously waiting for the return of his family. He's alone in a cold cellar, mixed among unknown faces, all sharing the fear that has swept over them. His mother and sister had caught a break and snuck back to the upper floor of their apartment to gather belongings only minutes before.

The night skies had been filled with "Christmas Trees" and flares, signs of attack on their beautiful city, used to see where the American bombers would be bombing. At eight o'clock they looked out their cold-chilled window to see their beloved Germany skies full of flares.